In this ‘Inspired By…’ I will be looking at Lorraine Rigby’s work and life as an artist. I will be getting to the bottom of her work by looking at what techniques she uses, what inspires her and where she makes all of her fabulous creations.
Lorraine lives and works in Liverpool, UK and is a stay at home mother to three young boys. She is a designer for Scrolls Works Stamps which is based in Idaho, USA and she is also part of the creative troupe for C&T Publishing based in California. She is a self taught mixed media who enjoys experimenting with all types of crafts.
Lorraine kindly agreed to answer some of my questions about her work, studio & inspirations:1. Please describe your work and some of the techniques you use.
I really like to work with fabric,wool, paper, rubber stamps. paint and my new love is wall tile adhesive which I prefer to gesso. I try and sketch in my journal when I can with oil pastels. I like making fairly quick projects with paper with lots of layers & texture for interest so that I always have something new to show for all my blog followers2. Who or what inspires your creations?
I have always liked the natural old vintage rust worn look rather than the minimalist new. My garden with the birds and nature in general inspire my work.
3. What was the latest piece you created and how did you make it?
I always have several projects on the go. My current ones are making an apron using lots of patchwork layers, making a corded bowl using aran wool, crocheting a bag and I like making fairly quick projects with paper with lots of layers & texture for interest so that I always have something new to show for all my blog followers4. How often do you get to spend making art and please tell me a bit about your studio/work space.
My time is often limited with the demands of my hectic family life so I try and fit in a little bit of art every day if possible. I haven’t got a lot of money to spend on art materials so this makes me more inventive looking round for items I could use in the house or garden for my art.I haven’t got a studio but my art supplies are in my conservatory with paints, papers etc for my sons to use if they want to my husband would say that our whole house is my studio though as I have wool etc all over the house
Lorraine's Craft Area
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the Creative Diarist is a digital sketchbook of sorts. A place where I can document my work and processes, visual research, the inspiration I get from other artists, and my thoughts and ideas. I experiment with a number of practices including, but not limited to; mixed media, video projections, stitch, alt. photography and lomography.
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thanks but my name is Lorraine Rigby
oops sorry. i’ve changed it now. i’m not sure why i thought it was rugby!
let me know if all the over information is correct when you get chance to read it :)
thanks again for letting me write about you.
the doorbell just rang and the bunkbeds arrived for my sons so didnt have time to finish my comment! thanks very much for your great article about me and my blog..will have time to read it later as well as the rest of your blog after the school run..thanks again Lorraine
I find Lorraine’s work very inspirational.
Trudy
http://www.artisticcreationswithtrudy.blogspot.com
Lorraine’s approach to her art is inspirational she is a lovely warm-hearted person and this comes through her work